Admetula bayeri
| Admetula bayeri | |
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| Shell of Admetula bayeri (holotype at the USNM, Washington) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Admetula |
| Species: | A. bayeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Admetula bayeri Petit, 1976 | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Bonellitia bayeri (Petit, 1976) | |
Admetula bayeri, common name: Bayer's nutmeg, is a species of sea snail; a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, also referred to as the nutmeg snails.[1] The species is named for Dr. Frederick M. Bayer, Division of Biology and Living Resources of the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 21.6 mm to 22 mm. It has a primarily white shell.
Distribution
This species is found in the Caribbean Sea and off the coast of Yucatan, Mexico.[3]
References
- 1 2 Admetula bayeri Petit, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 October 2010.
- ↑ Petit, R. E. (1976). "Notes on Cancellariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) – III". Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 12 (1–2): 33–43.
- ↑ "Admetula bayeri | Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS)". obis.org. Retrieved 23 May 2026.
- Petit, R.E. & Harasewych, M.G. (2005) Catalogue of the superfamily Cancellarioidea Forbes and Hanley, 1851 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia)- 2nd edition. Zootaxa, 1102, 3–161. NIZT 682
- Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp
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